David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Tag: audio

  • Rexy Radio and The Croc Rock

    Ever wondered how David M. Green pays his rent?

    I’m back at Crocmedia in 2013 and since the end of March, I’ve spent every weekend panelling their flagship syndicated radio show “AFL Live”. And I’m still loving it.

    By process of attrition, I’ve become their senior panel operator and last weekend I racked up by 500th hour “on the buttons”, also surpassing the number of hours I spent panelling at Melbourne Talk Radio. This is now the longest stretch of time I’ve held a job in radio without being replaced by a computer or the station shutting down.

    Here are some more memorable moments from AFL Live in 2012/13 with Rex Hunt, Peter Donegan, Sandy Roberts, Billy Brownless, Shane Crawford, Jack Heverin, Tristan Foenander, and a few surprises…

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    You can tune in on radio stations around regional Australia, or via the official AFL iPhone App.

    I’d also like to introduce you to “The Croc Rock”.

    From time to time, The Croc Rock helps me and the other panel operators out. Like so:

    Triple M might rock footy, but do they have The Croc Rock?

    I don’t think so.

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    Assistant to Mr The Croc Rock

  • Pale Blue Dot still inspires scientists and artists

    I made my first appearance on ABC Radio National last week with a story on The Science Show. It was a wonderful opportunity to talk about Carl Sagan and the Voyager missions, which I’ve been fascinated by for many years.

    Voyager 1 and 2 were launched by NASA in 1977 to explore the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, carrying with them their famous Golden Records. They provided humanity with the first close up photos of the four gas giant planets and dozens of moons.

    But perhaps the most famous photo was taken in 1990 when the camera was turned around and pointed back towards the Earth. From 6 billion kilometres away, our home planet is just a Pale Blue Dot:

    This subject matter also inspired actor Lachlan Woods and the Optic Nerve Performance Group at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre to create their recent production “Pale Blue Dot”.

    You can listen to the story about Pale Blue Dot and how science inspires the arts on The Science Show’s website, or by clicking play on the player below:

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    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    Probably the first time I’ve put my radio skills towards something useful.